Taxonomy Archives: Tennessee

June 13, 2019

TN Coal Ash Cleanup Larger than 7 Duke Energy Pits

A Tennessee utility today agreed to excavate 12 million tons of coal ash from its unlined disposal pit near Nashville – a site larger than seven of the nine unlined coal ash pits that Duke Energy has ...

June 13, 2019

U.S. Forest Service Proposes to Chop More Trees and Cut Public Input

WASHINGTON D.C. – The U.S. Forest Service released a proposed rule today with significant changes to the agency’s process for considering and accepting public input

June 13, 2019

TVA announces big coal ash clean up after being sued by state and SELC

April 15, 2019

Groups Oppose the EPA’s Proposal to Gut the Clean Water Act

WASHINGTON, DC – Today the Southern Environmental Law Center filed comments on behalf of 80 conservation and community organizations against the EPA’s proposal to drastically reduce what waters

March 4, 2019

Kingston coal ash disaster still reverberates 10 years later

February 22, 2019

Shelby County puts strict limits on TVA’s wells

February 21, 2019

Shelby County Health Department Puts Strict Limits on TVA Water Wells at Allen Power Plant

MEMPHIS, TN — This week, the Shelby County Health Department placed strict limits on the use of five water wells at the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) Allen natural gas plant.

February 14, 2019

New Video Outlines What’s at Stake in Federal Proposal to Gut Clean Water Act

Earlier today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) opened the public comment period for citizens to provide feedback on a proposal to gut the Clean Water Act by redefining what waters are protec...

February 14, 2019

Southern Environmental Law Center’s Statement in Response to TVA’s Retirement of Bull Run

December 26, 2018

Tennessee releases statewide plan to protect water resources